televangelist

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Definition von televangelist im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A religious minister (often a Christian priest or minister) who devotes a large portion of his or her ministry to television broadcasts to a regular viewing audience

an evangelist who conducts services on television

A televangelist is someone who makes regular television broadcasts to promote a particular form of Christianity and raise money for particular Christian groups or projects. someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them money (television + evangelist)

{i} Christian gospel preacher who uses television regularly to conduct normal religious services

Someone that portrays themselves as religious on television in order to increase their wealth (cf. swindler, scam)

Relevante Übersetzungen

televangelism

evangelism using telecommunications, especially radio and television

televangelism

Evangelism through religious programs on television. Such programs are usually hosted by a fundamentalist Protestant minister, who conducts services and often asks for donations. Billy Graham became known worldwide through his TV specials from the 1950s on. Other prominent televangelists have included Oral Roberts, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson

televangelism

evangelism at a distance by the use of television

televangelists

plural of televangelist

Türkische aussprache

telıväncılıst

Aussprache

/ˌteləˈvanʤələst/ /ˌtɛləˈvænʤələst/

Etymologie

() Blend of television and evangelist